Fiesta ST - An Owners Review - Page 2

fiestaz · 07-09-2013, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Pursya

The car will not return 6.1. As no car ever achieves the mandated benchmark test.
It is a standard test done to all vehicles and should only be used as a comparison, not a real life gauge.

My 2011 zetec gets the benchmark pretty easily. sometimes even less!

I reckon it would get close. But it does depend how you drive it :P

WUB913 · 07-09-2013, 09:13 PM

Yes I understand that, I'm expecting ST to return around 8.5l

LeadFoot81 · 08-09-2013, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Pursya

The car will not return 6.1. As no car ever achieves the mandated benchmark test.
It is a standard test done to all vehicles and should only be used as a comparison, not a real life gauge.

My WS Zetec matched 6.1L (as stated by Ford) week in, week out (I manually verified this several times) and even bettered that on occasion.

My ST is averaging 7.5 atm with only 800kms on the clock. She'll easily do 6s in a month's time (IMO) The 6th gear will do wonders mated to that torquey little EcoBoost engine.

ConST · 08-09-2013, 10:42 AM

Man you guys are driving it soft haha.

As of now, 600kms in, I am averaging 9.5. But I'm driving it like it's stolen.

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LeadFoot81 · 08-09-2013, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ConST

Man you guys are driving it soft haha.

As of now, 600kms in, I am averaging 9.5. But I'm driving it like it's stolen.

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Gotta run it in mate! Haha

ConST · 08-09-2013, 01:39 PM

That's what warranty is for

I don't buy the whole "break it in slow, easy on the rpms". Engines come run in from the factory, in addition to modern laser machining. There is no need at all to go easy on it. It's just a gimmick.

I don't mean I'm going past red line. But heck, I'm gunning to 6k for sure!

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**DJM83** · 08-09-2013, 01:44 PM

You will always hear differing opinions on run in, not one has proven right nor wrong from what ive read.

mrmavx · 08-09-2013, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ConST

That's what warranty is for

I don't buy the whole "break it in slow, easy on the rpms". Engines come run in from the factory, in addition to modern laser machining. There is no need at all to go easy on it. It's just a gimmick.

I don't mean I'm going past red line. But heck, I'm gunning to 6k for sure!

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Granted that machining tolerances etc are much better but it still takes time to fully bed in things like piston rings which will make a difference to performance and longetivity of your motor and that is am using a specific set of rules i have used for running motors in over the years

mrmavx

LeadFoot81 · 08-09-2013, 03:19 PM

I've heard "no need to run it in mate" a lot more than "dear god make sure you run it in!"

I'm gonna take it easy for the first 1500 kms while I get used to the car (I'm giving it the occasional squirt here and there) and after that it's anything goes really.

ConST · 08-09-2013, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by mrmavx

Granted that machining tolerances etc are much better but it still takes time to fully bed in things like piston rings which will make a difference to performance and longetivity of your motor and that is am using a specific set of rules i have used for running motors in over the years

mrmavx

I hear what you're saying, and can understand that angle. And it does take time to bed the piston rings in. But it doesn't take that long.

I've owned many a car in my life and have never "run it in" for the first thousand kms. I've never once had an issue. That can be taken with a grain of salt though, as I know people who have babied there car and had it in for engine work at 10,000km. Likewise I've known people who have thrashed it to hell and have also had the car in at 10,000kms.

I have a friend of a friend of a cousin of an uncle who works for VW in Wolfsburg on the assembly line. All engines are run in to bed the pistons in before mounting into the car. Hence why I drive a car how I like to straight away. Not saying all manufacturers necessarily do that, but most do nowadays.

ConST · 08-09-2013, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by LeadFoot81

I've heard "no need to run it in mate" a lot more than "dear god make sure you run it in!"

I'm gonna take it easy for the first 1500 kms while I get used to the car (I'm giving it the occasional squirt here and there) and after that it's anything goes really.

I hear ya. It's whatever makes you feel more comfortable at the end of the day. I'm willing to take the risk and rev it high right off the bat. Again, I'm not redlining it. I've had it up to 6000 a couple times, but easily run it to 5000 quite often...mainly when I pull up to a Toyota 86

LeadFoot81 · 08-09-2013, 04:53 PM

I chuckle every time I see a GT 86.

"Oh you bought a GT86, that's cute"

(Before I get flamed I totally respect the car and what it represents etc etc)

DBourne · 09-09-2013, 07:59 AM

So I took one for a test drive on the weekend, really, really impressed!!!!

Unfortunately for me it is now a matter of finding a dealer who will meet me on my budget.

Fingers crossed it happens

LeadFoot81 · 09-09-2013, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by SgtBourne

So I took one for a test drive on the weekend, really, really impressed!!!!

Unfortunately for me it is now a matter of finding a dealer who will meet me on my budget.

Fingers crossed it happens

Try regional dealers, in my experience they're more willing to negotiate.

martinijosh · 09-09-2013, 07:10 PM

Watching a track day video of a US 4 door and made me wonder what doing track days would do to your warranty?

Obviously consumable items (fluids, brake pads, tyres) aren't covered under warranty anyway and they're going to be the main wear and tear from a circuit run.

Related note, by the time you got to your second and third laps would the overboost be disabled or does it only disable per run of wide open throttle?

GeeDubF6 · 09-09-2013, 09:16 PM

Overboost is limited to around 20secs of wide open throttle. After that it is a few milliseconds to reset the counter and away you go again. Basically think of it this way - on a 0-220kph run you are going to have to change gears 5 times, and 220 should come up in under 40secs. You aren't going to be restricted by overboost unless you hold it flat in top gear...

sus_038 · 10-10-2013, 04:27 PM

Awesome write up, the misses now even more wants to go test drive one haha..

Cheers!

daveym · 11-10-2013, 05:58 PM

A guy at work pointed out that at the point where the bonnet meets the front headlights that on one side the gap is about 9mm and on the other side it is closer to 6mm and the rubber bumper strip reveals itself more on the right side than on the left.the bonnet on the left also is higher than the headlight and on the right it is under the headlight. i took it back to ford and he said he gave it a slight tweak but will have a better go at it when i get my 3000k service done and as he was looking at it i noticed a molten orange ST had exactly the same problem maybe even worse, The funny thing is i had a look at a thailand built Ambient fiesta and it was perfect and maybe only a 3mm perfect gap all along. I was just wondering if this is an inherent manufacturing fault as i cant see there was enough room to line the bonnet up properly, if any other ST owners have this problem i would like to know about it. i realise i am just being picky but this car is from Germany after all and you come to expect perfection.so just curious.
By the way I mothered my car last tank with a bit of a blat on the weekend but still could only manage 6.9L/100ks

WUB913 · 12-10-2013, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by daveym

9mm and on the other side it is closer to 6mm and the rubber bumper strip reveals itself more on the right side than on the left.the bonnet on the left also is higher than the headlight and on the right it is under the headlight.

I see some Volvos and Mercedes at work with different gaps. although its from Germany nothings ever perfect, as much as we would like it to be.

ZiggythePiggy · 15-10-2013, 01:34 AM

Is the driver lumbar support adjustable? I went on a test drive and found it really uncomfortable. I then sat in another one they had in the showroom and it felt fine!

The salesman and I could not find any adjuster.

Also does the headrest rotate at all? It seemed to poke me in the back of the head.

Thanks heaps...